Warm-up: 
1.What are the 3 types of tropical storms?
2.Where does a hurricane form?
3.Which direction does a tropical storm spin on northern hemisphere? (Balloon demonstration)

Classwork: introduce tropical storm safety project
go over how to solve math problem

Homework: finish at least part A of your handout for the safety project
 
Classwork: Review & revise sub work from yesterday and Tuesday
Homework: Research your country's natural disasters from 1990-present. Pick 5 most devastating natural disasters and write 1 paragraph about each (3-5 sentences). 3 out of 5 natural disasters should be about tropical storm.
 
Ms. Kwon sick.

Sub work [Worksheet]
 
Ms. Kwon out sick. Sub work [Severe Weather Handout]
 
Warm-up:
  Write to the person sitting next to you.
Explain the concepts learned during these past two weeks. If you had to do a demonstration to explain the concept, what would you do and why? Which concept did you find most difficult (or what questions do you still have that your peer could answer?)

Classwork:
collect "Crashing Waves"
tide simulator
review for quiz
quiz- waves & tides

Homework: none. I will collect frequency & tide lab sheets on Monday. study for test Tuesday

Tides

12/13/2012

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Warm-up: 
1. Waves break when:
2. Surface currents are caused by
3. The formula for frequency is:
4. The time it takes for a wave to pass through a given point is 3 seconds. Find the  frequency.
Classwork:
Frequency review
Tide demonstration (rope)
Tide Magnet Lab
Tide Handout
Closure Cube

Homework: finish "crashing waves" & "frequency" lab sheets DUE TOMORROW!

 
Warm-up
1.Ocean waves are caused by
2.Wavelength is measured by
3.Waves “break” near ____________.
Classwork:
Crashing Waves review
Frequency (calculate & graph)
Homework:
finish frequency worksheet; make sure your crashing waves are finished too!
 
Warm-up: 1. What causes waves?
2. What is the highest part of the wave?
3. What is the lowest part of the wave?

Classwork:
Surfer dude demonstration
crashing waves (straw & string) experiment

questions to answer: what causes the waves to "break"?

Homework: complete up to graphing the waves
 
Warm-up

Reflection- Write to your peer (What did you learn this week? What did you find most challenging and why? Which activity/lesson did you like the most, and why? How would you teach this lesson to your peer? (think about their strengths and weaknesses!)

Classwork:
Ocean Floor Notes
Ocean Floor Accordion Book

Homework: none =)
 
Warm-up: 
1.The driving force (energy) behind water cycle is __________________.
 2.Transpiration is __________________.
3.________of the Earth’s water is salt water. ____ of the earth’s water is fresh water.

Classwork:

Review water cycle, water composition, human usage (using dry-erase "boards")
Prequiz to ocean floor
Ocean floor "peer-teaching"

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